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Fallout 4’s Factions All Suck
Picking a faction in Fallout 4 is the most agonizing choice in the entire game. Turns out, deciding the fate of the Commonwealth is very difficult when every group vying for dominance is awful in its own, special way. Let’s look at them one by one, shall we? The Minutemen Leader: Cardboard Cutout Masquerading As…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedSuddenly An All-In-One Gaming PC Doesn’t Seem Like Such A Bad Idea
I’ve never been keen on the idea of abandoning my tower case for a system with all the gaming guts piggy-backing a monitor, but when the monitor in question is a 34 inch curved ultra HD affair and the guts are full-sized and water-cooled I start feeling a bit swayed. That’s Maingear’s newly-announced Alpha 34,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedPewdiepie Reacts To Man Getting A Brofist Butt Tattoo
A few days into 2016, we’ve already got frontrunners for “questionable choice of the year.” Hey, at least it’s hilarious. For those that don’t know, YouTube’s biggest star, Pewdiepie, has a specific logo. It’s called the Bro Fist. It’s based on the send-off Pewdiepie likes to do at the end of his videos. You’ve probably…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedLet’s Murder Mario Over And Over Again
It’s not technically Nintendo’s iconic hero that I’m endlessly ending in the newly-released anti-platformer Kill the Plumber, but it totally is. It’s just the day in the life of a Super Mario Bros. enemy, really. You’re waddling about your screen, minding your own business, and then along comes this mustachioed maniac stomping on your friends,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2016 -
CultureFallout 3 Beaten In Under 15 Minutes, A New World Record
Watch as one gamer blazes through the capital wasteland in the time it takes most of us to deliberate over a single SPECIAL point. Phenomenal. The latest world record playthrough of Fallout 3 “any percentage” was attained by Rydou a few days ago, and you can watch the 14:54 run below. It’s the first time…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
It’s time already for the first delay of 2016. Platinum has pushed back their Xbox One-exclusive action-RPG Scalebound to next year. “This will give us the time needed to bring to life all the innovative features and thrilling gameplay experiences that we have planned.”
By Jason Schreier Published January 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
Hearthstone Legendaries, Compared To Their World of Warcraft Counterparts
Hearthstone player Jeppz completed a heroic task by running around Azeroth and locating all the characters featured on the rarest Hearthstone cards. It’s a pretty neat gallery for those who aren’t familiar with both games. While low level raid bosses have a fix location, some legendaries are rare mobs in WoW with crazy respawn timers,…
By Gergo Vas Published January 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
Found Baldur’s Gate. Sort Of.
The real Baldur’s Gate is not a wealthy port city on the Sword Coast from the classic RPG, but—as Redditor Robotswana drew our attention to it—a cozy street with a slightly different name in Reykjavik, Iceland Would be a fun place to check in (and absolutely not remove the sign). To contact the author of…
By Gergo Vas Published January 4, 2016 - Culture
Nice Wheels
Jan Urschel is an artist who worked on the sadly-cancelled Star Wars: 1313. He’s also worked for companies like Marvel, EA, Sony, Microsoft and Ubisoft across both games and film. We featured Jan’s work back in 2012, but since that was four years ago, I figured it’s time for a showcase of some more recent…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 3, 2016 - Uncategorized
Look At These Force Awakens “Action Figures”
Hot Toys, whose work on comic book movies has been nothing short of inspiring, also have the license to make figures based on the characters in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. They’re so good. There are already a ton of the large, detailed figures announced, from stars like Rey and Finn to Kylo Ren to…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 3, 2016 -
UncategorizedWitcher 3 Brothel Glitch Results In Sexy Weirdness
Much of The Witcher’s lore is built around the Conjunction of the Spheres, a cataclysmic event where two worlds briefly became one. This Witcher 3 glitch is kinda like that, only it’s in a brothel. Playing the game on PS4, Dirk1nator ! interrupted one of Ciri’s flashback sequences to go and visit a brothel, which you’re…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 3, 2016 - Culture
The Week In Games: The Best Games Of 2016 (So Far)
At a time when everyone is debating which games were the best released during the year previous, it’s good to have some certainty. For a brief, shining moment, the games released this week are the best games of 2016. And that’s great, because we generally completely forget about these by the time late December rolls…
By Mike Fahey Published January 3, 2016 - Esports
Activision Buys Out Major League Gaming [UPDATE]
UPDATE (1/4/16, 5:15pm): It’s official: Activision has purchased MLG, they announced in a press release today. Despite this weekend’s report, CEO Sundance DiGiovanni will actually stay with the company. Original article follows: According to a report from eSports Observer, Activision has entered into an agreement to purchase a majority of North American eSports organization Major…
By Mike Fahey Published January 3, 2016 - Uncategorized
No, Sims Players. Stahp.
If you don’t get it, you’re really better off. via Leopatto on Reddit
By Mike Fahey Published January 3, 2016 - CultureShop Contest
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The 2015 Year-End All-Star Extravaganza: Winners!
The winner ofthe final Kotaku ‘Shop Contest of 2015 took everything we loved about the original ‘Shop Contests and combined them into one highly derivative yet incredibly entertaining image. Congratulations, J.J. Abrams! Oh wait, sorry. Got mixed up. Congratulations Ginger Snap, who could be J.J. Abrams for all we know, though it’s highly unlikely. Not…
By Mike Fahey Published January 3, 2016 -
CultureThe In-N-Out Burger Pie Is Wrong On Many Levels
Packed with famous burgers,cheese, fries, more cheese, sauce, grilled onions and some cheese, one slice ofFoodbeast’s In-N-Out Burger Pie contains roughly all of the calories, but that’s not the worst part. The worst part is that I live in the Southeast and haven’t had the chance to taste an In-N-Out burger since I went to…
By Mike Fahey Published January 3, 2016
